Effects of age and liveweight of dairy heifers at first calving on multiple lactation production

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 969-974

  Dobos, R C ^a   Nandra, K S ^b   Riley, K ^b   Fulkerson, W J ^c   Alford, A ^a   Lean, I J ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Bovine Research Australasia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MILK PRODUCTION;

BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 11244277485     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03077     Document Type: Article

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